วงศ์นกกินแมลงนักร้องwoŋ nók kin-ma-laeeŋ pàa

Họ Chim Chuối tiêu

幽鹛科yōu-méi kē

雀眉科què-méi kē

ジチメドリ科ji-chime-dori ka

General

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The Malay ornithological name for the Pellorneidae is Burung Rimba'jungle bird', a general name applied to babblers in the former Timaliidae assemblage.

Indonesian names

The Indonesian ornithological names for the Pellorneidae are largely generically based:

1. The Malacopteron babblers (apart from Malacopteron albogulare) are known as Burung Asi, which we have glossed as 'forestbabbler-bird'.

2. The Pellorneum, Trichastoma and Malococincla babblers are known as Burung Pelanduk'chevrotain bird'. The name possibly derives from its small stature and habit of foraging close to the ground in dense scrub. (Indonesian also uses the name Burung Kancilan'mouse-deer bird' or 'chevrotain bird' for the Mangrove Whistler (Pachycephalidae).)

3. The Kenopia, Turdinus, and Napothera wren-babblers are known as Burung Berencet.

In its original sense, 雀 què meant 'sparrow' in Chinese, although from a very early stage it came to be used for the finches. It also occurs in the name 山雀 shān-què 'mountain sparrow/finch', which is the ornithological name for the tits (Paridae). Here, 雀 què is an abbreviation for 山雀 shān-què ('tit'). 雀鹛 què-méi is, in fact, the Chinese equivalent of English 'tit babbler'.

ศิวะsì-wá 'Shiva' from Sanskrit and Pali śiva is the name of a popular Hindu god.